70: Chapter 70 The Eternal Demon Lord has locked onto Changge Peak!

A few days later.

In the small courtyard of Changge Peak, Su Changge was squatting in front of the chicken coop with a look of astonishment, observing the changes inside.

The hens that had eaten the [Spirit Pill] now had feathers that were brighter and smoother, and the eggs they laid were a size larger than before, with a faint halo of Spiritual Qi even visible on the eggshells.

Su Changge had fried one that morning and found it incredibly delicious, and the Spiritual Qi it contained was comparable to a low-grade Spirit Pill.

"Not bad! The effect of this Spirit Pill is quite good! Achieving freedom of Spirit Eggs in the future is just around the corner!"

He nodded with satisfaction.

However, when his gaze fell upon the rooster that had eaten the "extra-strength" version of the Spirit Pill, his expression shifted from satisfaction to complete shock.

This originally unremarkable rooster seemed to have taken hormones over the past few days, undergoing a heaven-turning and earth-shattering transformation.

Its size had increased by a whole circle, almost rivaling an ostrich.

Its fiery red feathers had become like burning flames, shimmering with flowing light and reflecting a metallic luster under the sun.

Most exaggerated of all, the bright red comb atop its head had actually started to extend upwards, vaguely forming a gorgeous shape resembling a crown!

Its gaze had also become exceptionally sharp; no longer dull like an ordinary fowl, it instead carried a hint of disdainful arrogance.

At this moment, it was standing proudly with its chest puffed out at the highest point of the coop, in the posture of "I am the boss here," while the surrounding hens were all cowering in the corners, not daring to approach.

"Cluck—!!!"

It opened its beak and let out a resonant cry.

This sound was no longer a common chicken call, but instead carried a sharpness that could pierce gold and crack stone, with the faint sound of a Phoenix cry!

"Holy crap..."

Su Changge looked at this completely transformed "battle chicken" before him, his mouth wide open.

"This... it's already started mutating? Is this Phoenix Bloodline too domineering?"

He felt like he wasn't raising chickens, but rather engaging in genetic engineering.

With great interest, he gave this mutated rooster a resounding name—Little Red.

"Little Red, oh Little Red, you must make me proud and evolve into a real Phoenix soon. In the future, my safety will depend on you covering me." Su Changge patted the fence of the chicken coop and said earnestly.

"Cluck!"

Little Red proudly lifted its head, as if it understood his words.

This scene was witnessed by Ye Qingyao, who had come to pay her respects to her Revered Master.

She looked at "Little Red," which was extraordinary and already had the rudimentary form of a Divine Beast, and upon hearing her Revered Master's words, her cold, pretty face once again revealed an "as expected" expression.

Her Revered Master's methods were truly heaven-defying!

She sighed in her heart once more.

Ordinary people raise chickens to eat meat and lay eggs. But her Revered Master raises chickens to transform them into a Divine Beast Phoenix, serving as a Guardian Divine Beast for the sect!

What a far-reaching layout! What extraordinary methods!

Even an ordinary backyard chicken could be reborn and ascend to the divine altar in her Revered Master's hands.

Then what about herself? As her Revered Master's only Personal Disciple, how could she fall behind a chicken?

No! I must Cultivate even harder! I must not embarrass my Revered Master!

A raging fire of fighting spirit ignited in Ye Qingyao's heart. After respectfully bowing to Su Changge, she hurried back to the back mountain to begin a new round of arduous Cultivation.

Su Changge watched his Disciple's swift departure, a bit confused.

"This girl, why has she been like she's injected with chicken blood lately? Why is she Cultivating so desperately? Could it be... has she hit puberty?"

He shook his head, completely unable to understand his Disciple's train of thought.

He did not know that the mutating chicken in his courtyard and he himself, an inscrutable "variable," had already attracted the attention of a terrifying existence that had been sleeping for ten thousand years.

...

Inside a dark, sealed space, that ten-thousand-foot-tall demonic shadow was "observing" everything happening on Changge Peak with great interest.

"Phoenix Bloodline... although thin, it is indeed the real deal."

"What exactly is the background of this little fellow named Su Changge? To actually be able to take out the essence blood of such an ancient Divine Beast to feed an ordinary chicken?"

"Moreover, that scripture which resonated with the Heavenly Dao... it seems to point directly to the Origin of the Great Dao. Even I, upon hearing it, felt the rotting Seal show signs of loosening."

The Demon Lord muttered to himself, his voice filled with curiosity.

He had been sealed in this place for far, far too long.

So long that he had forgotten the passage of time, so long that he thought this world had already become dull and boring, with nothing left that could pique his interest.

But now, the appearance of Su Changge was like casting a pebble into a stagnant pool, stirring up a long-lost ripple in his eternal, unchanging heart.

"This era seems to be much more interesting than I imagined."

His eyes, like blood-colored stars, flickered with a dangerous and playful light.

"This Seal has also trapped me for too long... It is time to go out for a walk."

He slowly raised his arm, which was bound by countless Law chains.

"Crack... crack..."

Those Law chains, claimed to be "eternally indestructible" and laid down by ancient experts using their lives and the power of the Dao, began to emit groans of unbearable strain in the face of his power, with fine cracks appearing on them!

A terrifying aura, far exceeding Soul Transformation and even transcending the Laws of this realm, began to seep out from the cracks in the Seal, strand by strand.

This aura was silent, not attracting anyone's attention.

It traversed endless space, like a venomous snake, silently spreading onto the land of the Eastern Wasteland.

It did not disturb those so-called Holy Lands or divine mountains.

Its target was only one. Taixuan Sect. Changge Peak.

A cruel and evil smile curled on the Demon Lord's lips.

"Little fellow, let me see how many surprises you, this interesting variable, can bring to this boring world."

An unprecedented, massive storm targeting Su Changge and the entire Eastern Wasteland was quietly brewing.

And at the center of the storm, Su Changge was currently lying happily on a rocking chair, pondering an extremely serious question.

"Tonight, should I have Phoenix Egg with scallions, or Phoenix Egg stir-fried with chives?"